Monday, February 9, 2009

Blue Monday - Vintage German Nativity

For Blue Monday I’d like to share a vintage nativity made in Germany. Each piece has the word 'Germany' impressed on the side of the figure. This set is painted in delicate colors including a soft blue on some clothing worn by Mary and Baby Jesus.



The scene consists of Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus, an ox, a donkey, three standing sheep and one resting sheep.


This lovely porcelain set is a graceful traditional rendition of Christ's nativity.


You will enjoy more Blue Monday posts at Smiling Sally.

14 comments:

  1. This was just beautiful! Happy Blue Monday!

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  2. What a precious set! Thanks for sharing. Happy Blue Monday.

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  3. Your nativity set is beautiful. Thanks for sharing! Have a good week!

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  4. I love nativity sets, and yours is beautiful!

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  5. So beautiful. Love the soft blue. You have me wondering about how many years it has taken you to collect all these wonderful nativities...

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  6. It's a lovely nativity set, I love the soft colors.

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  7. Carrie, I love the pale pastels of this one. So pretty!

    Happy Blue Monday!

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  8. This is a beautiful nativity set. I especially like the ones with blues in them.
    Charlotte

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  9. Being of German descent, I really appreciate the beauty of this Nativity. Happy Blue Monday!
    Sweetie

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  10. Ellen, I started collecting in 1991. See the first two posts for info. on the development of the collection.
    Carrie

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  11. Hi Carrie,

    It's lovely to hear from you -- this German set is beautiful!!

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  12. Beautiful!

    You have been photo tagged -- http://allthingscherished.blogspot.com/2009/02/photo-tagged.html.

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  13. Carrie,you HAVE to go see this nativity scene this lady has.
    http://lbratina.blogspot.com/
    you will love it...Ann

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